Dr. Jasper Kok

Biography

Jasper Kok is an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has been a faculty member since 2013. Originally from the Netherlands, he received his B.S. in Physics from Leiden University and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan in 2009, where he received the Distinguished Dissertation Award. Jasper completed two prestigious postdoctoral fellowships: the Advanced Study Program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the NSF Climate Large-Scale Dynamics Fellowship at Cornell University. He was awarded a NSF CAREER grant in 2016 and received tenure in 2017, alongside the Henry Houghton Early Career Award from the American Meteorological Society in 2019. His research has significantly advanced the understanding of physical processes related to climate and planetary sciences. Notably, he has investigated the emission of desert dust, a major component of atmospheric particulate matter, and its effects on climate. His recent work also explores sand transport and dust emission in Martian and Titan's atmospheres. Throughout his career, Jasper has authored 60 peer-reviewed articles, contributing valuable insights to the field.

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